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Revlon Photoready Makeup Promises Cure for Bad Lighting

Apr 09, 2010

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

2010 DOE Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop to be Held April 21-22, 2010

Apr 08, 2010

The 2010 DOE SSL Manufacturing R&D workshop will be held at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA, on April 21-22. * Learn about SSL manufacturing trends in Asia,…

Energy + Environment, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

ENERGY STAR Proves Vulnerable to Easy Fraud

Apr 07, 2010

The Feather-Duster Fly-Strip Air FreshenerNow you can buy that gasoline-powered alarm clock you’ve always wanted. And ENERGY STAR apparently has some major work to do to regain its credibility. Consumers…

People

People: Zumtobel AG Appoints Harald Sommerer as New CEO

Apr 07, 2010

Harald Sommerer was appointed as a member of the Management Board of Zumtobel AG and will succeed Andreas Ludwig as the CEO of Zumtobel AG effective May 1, 2010.

Energy + Environment

Amory Lovins on Weaning the U.S. Off Oil

Apr 07, 2010

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

TED Publishes Article on LED Outdoor Lighting

Apr 06, 2010

An article I wrote about LED outdoor lighting was published in the August 2009 issue of TED Magazine. TED is the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors…

Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation

Congress Considers Bill to Fund Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Retrofits

Apr 06, 2010

A coalition of 80 contractor groups, unions, manufacturers, businesses, financial services companies and energy-efficiency advocates to advance the adoption of Building STAR, a proposal to makeover America’s commercial and apartment…

Education + Resources

IESNYC Announces Meet and Greet Evening with Parsons Lighting Design Students on April 8

Apr 06, 2010

The IESNYC Student Chapter invites the lighting community to a meet and greet with Parsons Lighting Design students on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM. The Chapter will offer…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Itre Introduces Trex, Designed by Karim Rashid

Apr 05, 2010

Trex, a soft-edged light, is hexagonal and made of a glossy opal heat-formed acrylic. Its flat configuration will mesh with a room’s architecture, but bring dimension thanks to a triangular…

Awards, Interviews + Opinion, LED + SSL, Products + Technology

SSL Next Generation Luminaires Competition: Interview with Lara Cordell, Judge

Apr 05, 2010

Lara Cordell, LC, LEED-AP is director of technology for national lighting distributor Wiedenbach-Brown Co., Inc., for which I produce an annual lighting magazine for large corporate end-users called ENLIGHTEN. I…

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